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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Title: Obstetric Hemorrhage: Thinking Outside the Drill

Olga Lazala, MSN, APN, RN , Advocate Good Smaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL
Carolyn Morgan, BSN, RN , Advocate Good Smaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL
Nancy Longino, RN , Advocate Good Smaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL
Mary Kay McNulty, RN , Advocate Good Smaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL
Mary Kay Lewandowski, MS, RN , Advocate Good Smaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL

Discipline: Childbearing (CB), Advanced Practice (AP)

Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify the charge of the obstetric hemorrhage committee and its compostion
  2. Decribe the changes in practice implemented to improve the management of obstetric hemorrhage
  3. List some of the benefits related to the change in practice.
Submission Description:
Obstetric hemorrhage is a critical event that requires optimal management in order to minimize morbidity and mortality. Optimal management is promoted by comprehensive education and multidisciplinary/multidepartment collaboration. It is through this collaboration that systems and processes that facilitate obstetric management can be identified, developed and incorporated into practice.